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13 Climbers Suspended From Bridge Block Shell Oil Vessel From Heading to Arctic

Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:38 pm
Posted by Street Hawk
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3476 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:38 pm
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Thirteen Greenpeace activists have suspended themselves from St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon this morning to block a Shell Oil vessel—the MSV Fennica—from leaving port for Alaskan waters. The climbers have enough supplies to last several days, and are prepared to stay in Shell’s way as long as possible, according to Greenpeace.

Last week, the Obama administration granted federal permits that clear the way for the oil company to begin drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The company is only permitted to drill the top sections of its wells because it lacks the equipment to cap the wells in case of emergency. The ice breaker carrying the required capping stack for the wells, had been receiving repairs to its damaged hull in Portland and is now trying to leave the port. Once the Fennica is at Shell’s drill site, Shell can reapply for federal approval to drill into hydrocarbon zones in the Chukchi Sea.


Posted by Post It Bandit
Member since Mar 2008
3051 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:39 pm to
dirty hippies
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
67285 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:39 pm to
Royal Dutch Shell's money and patience will last longer than their supplies and will-power.
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
TeamBunt General Manager
Member since Apr 2013
62514 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:39 pm to
Just pull them up, or cut the ropes. Whichever is fine with me
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
73208 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:39 pm to
Scruffy hopes those kayaks are environmentally friendly.
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:40 pm to
Run them over, bunch of idiots.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98083 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:40 pm to
Run over them
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:40 pm to
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
23185 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:41 pm to
It is amazing that Bush was just thinking about drilling in the Arctic, and the media would discuss that story on a daily basis. Obama does it and not a single peep.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
122388 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:42 pm to
Ah and little do those fools know their hippie kayaks are made from oil products
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85530 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:42 pm to
And suspended using polyesters made from... oil
Posted by bayou2003
Mah-zur-ree (417)
Member since Oct 2003
17646 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:42 pm to
Damn is it that serious???

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Last week, the Obama administration granted federal permits that clear the way for the oil company to begin drilling in the Arctic Ocean.


Whelp...dems will lose a good portion of voters in Oregon, Cali, and Washington. Obama knows better, he's fricking up hillary's chances.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
170265 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:42 pm to
Probably used harnesses made with oil based plastics and drove in their car powered by gasoline engines while talking about it on phones made of plastic.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
16561 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:43 pm to
I'd love to see those ropes snap and take out some kayakers. Watch them all struggle in the cold water
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
37025 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:43 pm to
That sounds super illegal. I'm sure the govt won't care though.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
266138 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:45 pm to
In kayaks made from petroleum products
Posted by Swoopin
Member since Jun 2011
22036 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:45 pm to
Aren't all those kayaks and half the gear they've got on made from petroleum products?

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RogerTheShrubber


yezzir
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 5:47 pm
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
22017 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:46 pm to
They should wait for them to go to work tomorrow morning, then move the ship through before they come back.
Posted by Shaqstrodamus
West Monroe,Alabama
Member since Sep 2013
176 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:47 pm to
Ummm can't they just pull the ropes up?
Posted by LateArrivalforLSU
Ascension Parish
Member since Sep 2012
3512 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 5:51 pm to
Hopefully they fall in and drown. Stupid fricks. I'm so tired of this nation and its' overabundance of attention whores.
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